Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Wolves send Bobcats home with a whimper

The Prescott Curley Wolves

took their second victory of the

season in a 49-28 win against the

Hope Bobcats on Sept. 19. The

Prescott Curley Wolves will enter

the 3A-7 conference season 2-1.

In the first quarter of action,

the Bobcats would receive the

kickoff. A series of runs and a

penalty against the Bobcats up

first leading 6-0. The extra point

was good, and the Bobcats struck

first against Prescott 7-0 with 7:33

left to play in the first quarter of

action.

Prescott would receive the

kickoff from Hope. Curley Wolf

KeAundrae Balance received the

kick off for Prescott. Senior quarterback

Termaine Henderson

started off the Curley Wolves with

a run for a first down. Senior running

back DeMarcus Collier carried

the ball four times with a first

down for Prescott at the 6:40

mark in the first quarter. Collier

would once again carry the ball

and scored a touchdown with

6:03 left to play in the first quarter.

The Curley Wolves and

Bobcats are tied at 7-7.

Richards for the Bobcats

received the kickoff and ran to the

20 yard line. Harris took the snap

from Bradley at quarterback for a

first down. Holyfield would pick

up a yard on his carrier up the

middle. After the play, Prescott

was called offsides and Hope had

a automatic first down with 4:14

left to play in the first. Bradley for

the Bobcats ran for three yard

gain, but then threw pass and was

intercepted by Prescott with 3:03

remaining in the first quarter. The

Curley Wolves took back over

position of the ball. Collier for the

Curley Wolves carried the ball for

a nine yard gain, then a first

down, which resulted for another

touchdown. Collier scored his

second touchdown of the night.

The Curley Wolves extra point

was good, and Hope trailed 14-7.

Hope would now receive the

kickoff and run up to the 25 yard

line. Harris would take the snap

for the Bobcats and gain seven

yards with 1:21 left in the quarter.

The Bobcats were forced to a

fourth down and punted to

Prescott. The Curley Wolves took

over and Collier would gain

another first down to end the first

quarter. The Bobcats trailed

Prescott 14-7.

In the second quarter of action,

the Bobcats and the Curley

Wolves both made big plays.

Prescott would score another

touchdown with 11:10 left to play

in the first half. Prescott would

increase their lead to 21-7. The

Bobcats would answer right back

with a touchdown pass caught

from Levatus Evans. The extra

point from the Bobcats was good,

and Hope trailed Prescott 21-14.

The Curley Wolves not rest, and

Collier scored another touchdown

with 6:33 left to play in the first

half. The Curley Wolves now led

Hope 28-14. The Bobcats tried to

answer back, but went three and

out on downs. The Curley Wolves

would score again before the half

end with B.J. Haynie catching a

pass. At halftime, the Curley

Wolves led the Bobcats 35-14.

Heading into the third quarter,

the Curley Wolves recieved.

Collier for the Curley Wolves

would open up the quarter with a

touchdown at the 10:19 mark.

The extra point was good and the

Curley Wolves lead grew bigger

on top 42-14. The Bobcats would

continue to struggle against the

Curley Wolves and fumbled on

their possession. Prescott recovered

the ball and once again

scored a touchdown on the

Bobcats. Jacob Clark was credited

the touchdown and Prescott

led Hope 49-14.

The Bobcats would get a spark

from Richards who returned a

kickoff for a 20 yard gain. The

Bobcats fumbled the ball and

Prescott regained control with

8:13 left to play in the third quarter.

Richards now for the Bobcats

would catch a interception against

Prescott in the endzone for a

touch back. Quashun Vickers for

the Bobcats would take the snap

through the Prescott defense.

Bradley would look to throw, but

the pass was intercepted by

Prescott. This would end the quarter,

and the Curley Wolves led the

Bobcats 49-14.

To start the fourth quarter, the

Curley Wolves lead was too big

for the Bobcats to overcome.

Richards would spark for the

Bobcats with a 89 yard punt kick

return for a touchdown at the 9:12

mark. The Bobcats still trailed

Prescott 49-21.

For the Curley Wolves, Collier

had four touchdowns, with 16

carries for 144 yards and

Henderson threw two touchdown

passes.

The Wolves had 17 first

downs, 385 yards of total offense,

and ended with a 49-28 victory.

The Curley Wolves will play

Friday at Gurdon High School

against another of the teams traditional

rivals, the Go-Devils.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.